horseboy Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Where did these come from. I am fairly certain that Neo Geo games are not the intended use. Somebody just figured out that they fit nicely. Does anybody know what these were originally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) Big Bear on neo-geo.com made them I think. Shock Boxes are for MVS games, since all they shipped in was crappy cardboard boxes. What are you talking about with your "I don't think they were designed for Neo games"? Of course they were! Edited May 27, 2011 by Koopa64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Big Bear on neo-geo.com made them I think. Shock Boxes are for MVS games, since all they shipped in was crappy cardboard boxes. What are you talking about with your "I don't think they were designed for Neo games"? Of course they were! I really have my doubts about that. I know Big Bear introduced them, but that doesn't mean that he didn't find something suitable that was meant for another application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elerach Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Big Bear on neo-geo.com made them I think. Shock Boxes are for MVS games, since all they shipped in was crappy cardboard boxes. What are you talking about with your "I don't think they were designed for Neo games"? Of course they were! I really have my doubts about that. I know Big Bear introduced them, but that doesn't mean that he didn't find something suitable that was meant for another application. I am 99% sure he had a custom mold made for the production. So, yes, they were originally intended to box MVS games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 If Shock Boxes were designed for protecting a different object, then why wouldn't it have become common knowledge by now? Even Big Bear himself probably would have mentioned it. That's just how tight knit communities go. It seems a LOT of the projects created on NG.com are made by people with deep pockets. Like say the NeoSaveMasta, NeoBiosMasta, UniBIOS and those replacement Neo LED PCB prototypes recently. A custom mold for the Shock Boxes definitely doesn't seem out of place now does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Based on prices I would say that there are a LOT of deep pockets in the NG community. It is completely possible he had a mold made, but I could have sworn I read some time back that they had a different intended use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I think somebody once speculated they were Sony U-Matic videotape cases. I've never had an MVS cart & U-Matic case in the same room, so I couldn't tell you if there's any merit to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Hmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Yakapucci Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 From what I remember about U-Matic tapes, I thought that a case for them would still be a little small for a MVS cart. JY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincewy Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Right now you can still get Shock Box from Southtown http://southtown-homebrew.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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